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All phonebanks can be accessed by a direct link that opens the phonebank; you will need to login using your ActionID. Phonebanks display the following voter information:

Name

Phone Number

Address

Polling Location

Voting History

Each phonebank has a script embedded on each page directly below the voter name and phone number. Each script has at least one embedded question. When the voter answers the question, select the answer from the drop-down and then click Next to save the record and display the next voter.

If you are not able to speak with the voter (Not Home, Left Message, Wrong Number, Etc.) click No at the top of the screen and then choose the appropriate answer

Voter QuestionsWe always ask voters at least two questions: Are they going to vote and Do they need a ride to the polls?

Ride to the PollsWe use a volunteer online service called Carpool Vote to connect volunteer drivers with people needs rides in all 50 states. If a voter says they need a ride to the polls, select Yes as the answer to the question. Carpool Vote volunteer operators will follow-up with everyone that needs a ride and book them on the service. Drivers contact voters directly to arrange the rides.

Access PhonebanksWe add new phonebanks every day and remove completed ones. Click on Virginia Phonebanks on the right side of this page to access the list of active phonebanks

Welcome to our GOTV phonebanks. Please feel free to make calls from any of these phonebanks. Phonebanks open at 9am and close at 9pm Eastern. We are adding new phonebanks as old ones are complete. Please visit this page often as we work to ensure that we are reaching out…

GOTV Phonebanks - 2016 Voters

We are calling African American voters who voted in the 2016 election and are asking them to vote again in 2017. There are only 2 questions: Do you plan to vote in 2017 and do you need a ride to the polls on election day? There are two sections of phonebanks: Urban/Suburban and Rural.

On August 22, 2016 Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced new plans for restoration of rights for returning citizens after the Virginia Supreme Court overturned his Executive Order of April 22nd.

In summary, the Governor's procedures for restoring Voting Rights for the 200,000 Returning Citizens is as follows:

STEP 1: Re-restoring the rights of individuals who had their voter registration canceled as a result of the Virginia Supreme Court’s decision:

Following the July 22nd Supreme Court decision, the Department of Elections and Secretary of the Commonwealth (SOC) quickly complied with the Court’s order for the Secretary of the Commonwealth to delete from the records any individuals who had their rights restored under these orders, and for the Department of Elections to cancel the voter registration of any individual whose rights were restored under these orders. All individuals who registered to vote pursuant to Governor McAuliffe’s April 22, May 31 and June 24 orders were mailed a cancellation notice from the Department of Elections.

Since then, the SOC led a thorough review of the individuals who had their voter registration canceled to determine whether each individual meets the Governor’s standards for restoration of rights and provided a recommendation to the Governor.

On August 15, Governor McAuliffe approved the restoration of rights of nearly 13,000 people. Certain individual cases remain under review.

Individual restoration orders were printed with the Governor’s signature under the Seal of the Commonwealth and mailed on Friday, August 19, to those newly restored individuals.

Individuals whose rights were restored on or after August 15 have been updated in the SOC’s database and communicated to the Department of Elections to remove those individuals from the prohibited voter list.

SOC will release the names of newly restored individuals monthly. The list will be made available by request. The full list will also be included in Senate Document 2 (SD2) as it has been historically.

STEP 2: Restoring the rights of other qualified individuals.

SOC is giving priority consideration to individuals who request restoration of their civil rights. Those wishing to expedite restoration of their own rights may contact the SOC through the website www.commonwealth.virginia.gov/ror.

In addition, the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s office has identified individuals who may meet the Governor’s standards for restoration: individuals who have been convicted of a felony and are no longer incarcerated or under active supervision by the Department of Corrections (DOC) or other state agency.

Prioritizing by date since release from supervision and starting with those who have been released from supervision the longest, SOC will conduct a thorough review of each of these individuals, checking their records with Virginia State Police, DOC, State Compensation Board, Department of Juvenile Justice, Department of Criminal Justice Service, and Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services to ensure the individual meets the Governor’s standards for restoration of rights.

In addition to confirming completion of incarceration and supervised release, the SOC considers factors such as active warrants, pre-trial hold, and other concerns that may be flagged by law enforcement. Individuals in these circumstances or any with concerns about the accuracy of information analyzed from law enforcement will be held from our streamlined consideration process for further review.

Upon completion of its review, SOC will make recommendations to the Governor to restore the rights of individuals who have been determined to meet his standards.

The Governor will review SOC’s analysis of each individual’s record and will make the final decision on proposed candidates for restoration of rights.

Upon the Governor’s approval, SOC will issue and mail personalized restoration orders.

SOC will release the names of newly restored individuals monthly. The list will be made available by request. The full list will also be included in Senate Document 2 (SD2) as it has been historically.

If you know of individuals who wish to have their rights restored, please have them submit a request on the Secretary of the Commonwealth’s website www.commonwealth.virginia.gov/ror. Individuals without internet access can call the SOC at 804-692-0104 or mail-in a contact form.